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NPA & BIDVEST AGREE TERMS
Following the renegotiation of leases with Unilever, Commercial Cold Storage and Agriport, South Africa''s National Ports Authority (NPA) has agreed terms with Bidvest for the consolidation of 42 leases into nine and has thereby opened the door for increased investment by Bidvest in its portside facilities.
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Foreigners still wary of Chinese port investment
According to Xu Qiang of the Ningbo Reform and Development Commission, the leading investors in local port construction in China continue to be state-owned enterprises.
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AMSTERDAM TO INVEST IN GHANA
Amsterdam Port Consultants (APC) will invest $60m in the rehabilitation of Ghana''s Takoradi Port as part of a 25-year BOT contract, although first requires approval from Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority.
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COSCO's ambitious plans
Wei Jaifu, Chairman of COSCO Pacific Ltd, has highlighted the group''s ambitious expansion plans in China''s container handling sector which will see it raise annual handling capacity from 10.8mTEU to 36.5mTEU over the short-term.
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NewsSAPO FIRST
In the port of Tianjin, serving the capital city of Beijing, COSCO Pacific, Tianjin Port and AP Moller will set up a container terminal by 2007 that will handle 2.1mTEU/year.Transnet has declared that prior to launching an international tender for an operator for the Ngqura container terminal, it will be ...
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BIGGER AND BIGGER BOXSHIPS
In the port of Tianjin, serving the capital city of Beijing, COSCO Pacific, Tianjin Port and AP Moller will set up a container terminal by 2007 that will handle 2.1mTEU/year.The first 10,000TEU capacity containerships were ordered by COSCO in January this year and now China Shipping Container Line (CSCL) has ...
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NewsGwadar inauguration cancelled
The decision by Pakistani and Chinese authorities to cancel the programme for the formal inauguration of Gwadar port by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao during his recent visit to Pakistan gives an indication of the further deterioration in the situation in Balochistan. The first stage in the construction of the ...
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NewsMumbai terminal gains momentum
12 companies have sought pre-qualification to build the $205m offshore container terminal at Mumbai. Among the international bidders are P& O Ports, Mitsui OSK, Dubai Port Authority, Evergreen Marine, Maersk and Hutchison Port Holdings, while L& T, United Liner Agency, Adani Ports, Gammon India and ABG Heavy Industries represent local ...
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APM $1,000,000+ BID
Such was the interest in the project that the port authority had to extend the bidding deadline until 11 March with 24 companies buying the tender document.A P Moller has submitted a controversial US$1m+ bid for the Apapa container terminal concession in Lagos.
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NewsSalalah Free Zone draws investment
The new Salalah Free Zone is drawing significant investor interest according to chief operating officer, Tony Restall.
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NewsThe Port Authority of Vancouver
The Port Authority of Vancouver is to develop a third berth at the Deltaport container terminal to be operated by Terminal System Inc, a subsidiary of OOCL parent OOIL.
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Deliberations Down Mexico Way
Potential Mexican alternatives to US West Coast (USWC) containerports are coming under increasing scrutiny.
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NewsCalifornia Calculations
California port executives met recently under the auspices of the California Association of Port Authorities and considered various organisational changes to container terminal working designed to enhance terminal operation.
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COATZACOALCOS TO BUILD BOX TERMINAL
The port authority of the Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos stated recently that US$26.75m will be required to build a container terminal at the harbour of Pajaritos.
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Cordoba plans new port close to canal
International operator Hutchison Port Holdings, already with port interests in Mexico, is one party known to be looking at new port development together with various logistics operators in order to establish "cargo pipelines" into the US.Cordoba Port Company (SPC), which has been established to progress construction of a maritime port ...
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SANTOS TO INVEST IN ALCOHOL
Stolthaven, the port of Santos'' leading handler of industrial alcohol, is to expand its current storage capacity by 150% over the next three years.
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Peru approves National Port plan
The Peruvian government has approved the National Port Development Plan. The next step will be the signing of an agreement between Peru''s investment body, Proinversion, and the National Port Authority, which will allow the plan to be put into action and also permit the introduction of private investment in the ...
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THREE BID FOR EL SALVADOR BOX TERMINAL PROJECT
Maersk, Hutchison Port Holdings and SSA Marine have indicated an interest in building and operating a container terminal in the El Salvador port of La Union.
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NewsDown the Mississipi to the Gulf of Mexico
Gottwald''s Andreas Moeller explained to PS how the HPK 330 EG harbour pontoon crane - a dedicated solution for St. James Stevedoring Company''s mid-stream operations on the Lower Mississippi - will hopefully prove a winner, at least in shallow and sheltered waters: " We see a lot of scope for ...
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NewsBarometer for all Trades
Tracking the innovations and sales performance of the two principal mobile harbour crane (MHC) manufacturers can provide a useful correlation to the state of their diverse markets, as Nick Elliott reports.
